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Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire Spinoff, Night Island, Finds its Writer
In the Anne Rice universe, Night Island is a special place for vampires: a haven of sorts, where all their needs are taken care of. AMC had previously announced a spinoff series featuring the supernatural spa town, but has now released a little more information—namely that Jonathan Ceniceroz, one of the writers for …
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Renfield Isn’t Here To Kick Off A Cinematic Universe And Writer Robert Kirkman Couldn’t Be Happier About It
Any time a big-budget action movie heads to theaters, immediately people start wondering about sequels, spin-offs, and other continuations that grow to become a cinematic universe. More than a decade of Marvel Studios movies have trained many viewers to see bigger films through those glasses. That’s why it’s so refreshing to see a movie like Renfield, which is full of the action, comedy, and ridiculous gore the trailers have been promising, without having to also worry about missing a post-credits scene or a nod to a potential future movie. It’s entirely self-contained about Count Dracula’s (Nicolas Cage) familiar, Renfield (Nicholas Hoult), which is exactly how writer Robert Kirkman wanted the story to be told.
Speaking to GameSpot, Kirkman readily admitted that he loves the Marvel Cinematic Universe and other large film franchises. Still, he adds, “It [has] kind of done to death now where [at] the end of the movie, they kind of give you a preview of the movie you wish you would have been watching the whole time.”
And he’s not wrong. As exciting as every new Marvel or DC movie is, in the back of your mind, you’re wondering what’s going to happen at the end to set up the next several films, rather than just taking the time to bask in what you’re watching.
The musical RPG from the former lead writer of Dragon Age finally gets a release date
Doom Patrol Writer Rachel Pollack Has Died at 77
Comic book writer Rachel Pollack has passed away at the age of 77 years old. Her wife, Judith Zoe Mateen, shared the news on Friday via her own personal Facebook. Pollack’s passing comes after she was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma in July 2022, and moved to hospice care this past March.
Ubisoft Introduces AI Ghostwriter Tool, ‘Isn’t Replacing the Video Game Writer’
Netflix’s ‘Gears of War’ movie gets ‘Doctor Strange’ writer Jon Spaihts
Netflix announced today that its “Gears of War” live-action movie will be written by Jon Spaihts, known for his work on “Doctor Strange” and “Dune.” “Gears of War is one of the all-time great action games, with vivid characters, a beautifully designed world, and a combat system that drives home the lethality of war and […]
Netflix’s ‘Gears of War’ movie gets ‘Doctor Strange’ writer Jon Spaihts by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Is The Franchise’s Empire Strikes Back, Writer Says
There might not be a sequel more revered than Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. So with that in mind, it’s possibly unsurprising that Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse writer and producer Chris Miller is slinging that comparison out into our universe.
Speaking with Empire Magazine, Miller explained how Across the Spider-Verse is similar to Empire. “People who’ve seen Across… have told us that it feels like The Empire Strikes Back of the Spider-Verse franchise,” Miller said. “It shows you worlds you haven’t seen, and it’s an emotional story that ends in a place where you need to see the third one. So, yeah: This is our Empire.”
Across the Spider-Verse will be followed by Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse on March 29, 2024. Originally, the two films were titled with the Across name but denoted Part 1 and Part 2.
Disney Plus Taps Game Of Thrones Writer To Lead Zorro Series
Disney+ is set to produce a new Zorro series, starring Wilmer Valderrama as the masked vigilante, and Bryan Cogman–writer and co-executive producer of Game of Thrones–has signed on as writer, showrunner, and executive producer. Deadline was the first to report.
The show was initially announced in December 2021, and the official logline teases a tale of tragedy, corruption, and justice that leads privileged caballero Diego de la Vega (Valderrama) to become the masked vigilante Zorro, “America’s first true superhero.”
Cogman will work alongside fellow executive producers Gary Marsh, Valderrama, and John Gertz, with Disney Branded Television producing the series. Best known for his work on HBO’s Game of Thrones, where he penned 11 episodes and served as co-executive producer, Cogman most recently worked as a consulting producer on Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. He is also writing a feature remake of The Sword in the Stone for Disney.